Almost any condition, disease process, illness or injury can benefit from an osteopathic treatment, as the goal of any treatment is to support the body’s innate healing process. Below is a non-comprehensive list of concerns or conditions that can be improved with Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT).
GASTROINTESTINAL CONCERNS
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Constipation
- Gastroparesis (slowed GI motility)
- Biliary dyskinesia
HEADACHES, MIGRAINES, POST-CONCUSSION
- Cranialsacral treatment / Cranial osteopathy
- Osteopathy in the cranial field
INFANTS
- Poor latch/difficulty with nursing or bottle feeding
- Flat head/misshapen head (plagiocephaly, brachycephaly)
- Colic (irritable infant)
- Reflux
- Cranialsacral treatment / Osteopathy in the cranial field
- Constipation
CHILDREN
- Gastrointestinal concerns (constipation, chronic stomach pains)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Cranialsacral treatment / Cranial osteopathy
- Behavioral concerns, recent change in child’s behavior
- ADHD, autism, irritable child
- Headaches
- Acute or chronic ear infections
- Sports Injuries
- Recurrent infections
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES
- Music
- Sports
- Work-related
ENT CONCERNS
- Acute or chronic sinusitis
- Jaw pain
- TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction/pain
- Hyoid concerns
- Vertigo
PREGNANT OR POST-PARTUM WOMEN
- Sacroiliac pain
- Low back pain
- Carpal tunnel symptoms
- Pregnancy induced ailments
- Cranialsacral treatment / Cranial osteopathy
- Preparing the pelvis for delivery
- Turning a breech baby
REPRODUCTIVE CONCERNS
- Remove structural impediments that may be affecting fertility
TRAUMA
- Sports injuries, Falls
- Whiplash injuries
- Motor vehicle accidents
POST-SURGICAL ISSUES
- Recurrent pain following surgery
- Swelling/edema following surgery
- Slowed healing process following surgery
PERFORMANCE ARTS CONCERNS
- Voice and vocal issues
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Cervical strain, hyoid concerns
- Carpal tunnel symptoms
- Certificate course held through Performing Arts Medicine Association
PULMONARY, RENAL, GENITOURINARY, CARDIAC CONCERNS
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
- Tingling, numbness, referred pain
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN/PROBLEMS
- Neck pain
- Low back pain
- Arm pain
- Leg pain
- Radicular symptoms (numbness, tingling)